Sleuthing the Bible
Sleuthing the Bible

Author: John Kaltner

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2019-06-18

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 146745673X

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Why is there crime-scene tape on my Bible? Elementary, my dear reader. There is an element of detective work to biblical scholarship that entails sniffing out and interpreting clues that often escape the notice of readers. John Kaltner and Steven L. McKenzie introduce the art of sleuthing the Bible, providing the necessary training to hunt for clues and piece them together to understand the larger picture. Sleuthing the Bible helps answer questions that occur during thoughtful examination of the Bible and provides exercises enabling readers to work through biblical passages on their own. Kaltner and McKenzie analyze two kinds of clues: (1) Smoking Guns— those that are obvious upon any close reading of biblical texts, and (2) Dusting for Prints—those that are more subtle or hidden from nonspecialists because of their unfamiliarity with the languages, culture, and larger content of the Bible. Written in a jargon-free and accessible style, Sleuthing the Bible is an ideal resource for anyone who wants to dig deeper into the biblical text.

Reading the Bible in a Secular Age
Reading the Bible in a Secular Age

Author: Julius-Kei Kato

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2023-07-24

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1725277727

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In a secular age which dismisses once-revered matters such as Bible reading, is there still a point to reading and studying Christianity’s foundational text? This book will answer an unequivocal “Absolutely[!].” Why? For us located in the West, the Bible is a vital part of our “spiritual ancestry,” a dominant idea of the book. Hence, learning how to read and interpret the Bible properly (particularly, the New Testament) is like getting to know our spiritual ancestry better. The main strategy that this work will suggest is to treat the New Testament as a metaphorical textual village where some of our most important spiritual ancestors continue to live. If we learn some good strategies to communicate with them, we will be able, as it were, to visit this village, have meaningful conversations with our spiritual ancestors and, thus, become better grounded in our spiritual ancestry here in the West. With that, we can return to our secular context, better equipped both to embrace and wrestle with that spiritual ancestry. Hopefully, that will also help us to create for ourselves a meaning-system or spirituality that would be appropriate for our present world while being well grounded in our spiritual tradition.

Growing in God's Love
Growing in God's Love

Author: Elizabeth F. Caldwell

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2018-01-05

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1611648297

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Help nurture the faith of the children in your life with Growing in Gods Love: A Story Bible. This engaging resource features 150 popular Bible stories that are organized by 13 themes, including Strong Women and Men; Listening for God; Parables; Healings and Miracles; and more. Each story is built on the latest in biblical scholarship and learning theory and helps children begin to understand the Bible and apply its teachings to the world around them. Growing in Gods Love features diverse artwork from more than twenty artists to appeal to a variety of ages and learning styles. Three reflection questionsHear, See, Actare included at the end of each story to help children further ponder the message of the story. Growing in Gods Love: A Story Bible is ideal for children ages 4-8, and it is perfect for Sunday school classrooms, childrens sermons, vacation Bible school, and gift-giving at baptism or other milestones.

Incredible Mysteries of the Bible
Incredible Mysteries of the Bible

Author: Stephen M. Miller

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0310255945

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Refusing to merely raise questions, Millers edifying investigation offers compelling answers to 50 of Scriptures most intriguing mysteries. Brimming with insights and images, his exploration will build readers confidence in the Bibles accuracy.

Solving Bible Mysteries
Solving Bible Mysteries

Author: Dennis James Kennedy

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0785270418

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Often a Bible passage's meaning is obvious. But sometimes Scriptures seem incomprehensible, even contradictory. How do we as believers correctly interpret these puzzling passages? The author of What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? and What If the Bible Had Never Been Written? takes an in-depth look at passages of Scripture that are difficult to understand. From an overview of the dichotomy of faith versus works to the meaning behind I John 3:9 ("Whoever has been born of God does not sin." [NKJV], Solving Bible Mysteries offers powerful insight on some of Christianity's challenging questions.

EDITIO PRINCEPS.
EDITIO PRINCEPS.

Author: Eric Marshall White

Publisher: Studies in Medieval and Early

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 9781909400849

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The Gutenberg Bible is widely recognized as Europe's first printed book, a book that forever changed the world. However, despite its initial impact, fame was fleeting: for the better part of three centuries the Bible was virtually forgotten; only after two centuries of tenacious and contentious scholarship did it attain its iconic status as a monument of human invention. Editio princeps: A History of the Gutenberg Bible is the first book to tell the whole story of Europe's first printed edition, describing its creation at Mainz circa 1455, its impact on fifteenth-century life and religion, its fall into oblivion during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and its rediscovery and rise to worldwide fame during the centuries thereafter. This comprehensive study examines the forty-nine surviving Gutenberg Bibles, and fragments of at least fourteen others, in the chronological order in which they came to light. Combining close analysis of material clues within the Bibles themselves with fresh documentary discoveries, the book reconstructs the history of each copy in unprecedented depth, from its earliest known context through every change of ownership up to the present day. Along the way it introduces the colorful cast of proud possessors, crafty booksellers, observant travelers, and scholarly librarians who shaped our understanding of Europe's first printed book. Bringing the 'biographies' of all the Gutenberg Bibles together for the first time, this richly illustrated study contextualizes both the historic cultural impact of the editio princeps and its transformation into a world treasure.

Providence
Providence

Author: Mark W. Elliott

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2020-04-21

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1493422189

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Addressing a topic of perennial interest in Christian theology, this volume offers a constructive account of the doctrine of providence. Mark Elliott shows that, contrary to received opinion, the Bible has a lot to say about providence as a distinct doctrine within the wider scope of God's acts of salvation. This book by a leading scholar of Christian theology and exegesis is a capstone of years of research on the history and theology of the doctrine of providence.

Landscapes of the Song of Songs
Landscapes of the Song of Songs

Author: Elaine T. James

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017-06-01

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0190619031

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In this masterful new study of the ancient poetry of the Song of Songs, Elaine T. James explores the Song's underlying interest in the natural world. Engaging with the fields of geography, landscape architecture, and literature, James critiques the tendency of scholars to reify a perceived dichotomy between "nature" and "culture" and instead argues that the poetic attention to landscape indicates an awareness of a viewer. Nature is here a poetic device that informs James's close-readings of agrarianism, gardens, cities, social control, and feminism and the gaze in the Song. With this two-fold emphasis on landscape and lyric, Landscape of the Song of Songs shows how the Song persistently envisions a world in which human lovers are embedded in the natural world, complexly enfolded in relationships of fragility and care.

You Lost Me
You Lost Me

Author: David Kinnaman

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2011-10-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1441213082

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Close to 60 percent of young people who went to church as teens drop out after high school. Now the bestselling author of unChristian trains his researcher's eye on these young believers. Where Kinnaman's first book unChristian showed the world what outsiders aged 16-29 think of Christianity, You Lost Me shows why younger Christians aged 16-29 are leaving the church and rethinking their faith. Based on new research, You Lost Me shows pastors, church leaders, and parents how we have failed to equip young people to live "in but not of" the world and how this has serious long-term consequences. More importantly, Kinnaman offers ideas on how to help young people develop and maintain a vibrant faith that they embrace over a lifetime.

Answering the Music Man
Answering the Music Man

Author: B. Kyle Keltz

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2020-05-29

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1725253364

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Dan Barker, ex-preacher and co-founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, travels widely, arguing in debates and speaking on his beliefs that Christianity is false, God does not exist, and the Bible is filled with errors and mythology. He has been touted as one of America’s leading atheists. Yet close examination of his arguments shows that Barker’s reasons for disbelief are poorly reasoned and miss the mark as they are aimed at a mistaken caricature of Christian theism. Answering the Music Man exposes Barker’s misunderstandings of Christianity and provides compelling answers to Barker’s arguments.